Big Isle operation shares buzz on bees and honey

When something piques Laryssa Kwoczak's interest, she makes a beeline for it.
So it was in the fall of 2010 when she attended a festival for an urban farm in Philadelphia that had hives on the roof of a garage. "I was immediately hooked," said Kwoczak, who later learned her great-grandfathers were beekeepers in Ukraine. "I started reading everything I could find about beekeeping; took a two-hour, $5 beekeeping class; and made my first hive with my dad's help. I've been keeping bees ever since."

When something piques Laryssa Kwoczak's interest, she makes a beeline for it.

So it was in the fall of 2010 when she attended a festival for an urban farm in Philadelphia that had hives on the roof of a garage. "I was immediately hooked," said Kwoczak, who later learned her great-grandfathers were beekeepers in Ukraine. "I started reading everything I could find about beekeeping; took a two-hour, $5 beekeeping class; and made my first hive with my dad's help. I've been keeping bees ever since." Login for more...